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Old Jun 26th, 2010, 08:41   #14
wimorrison
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Originally Posted by Slickfingers View Post
I was travelling on the Hull - Rotterdam in March this year and over the years have done so many times. For the first time the Police were out in force (approx 15 - 20) and they breathalysed every single driver!! So those that like a little tipple on the overnight ferry, beware - fines in Holland can be extreme. That applies to speeding too. I have known friends caught speeding in Belgium who have been taken to the nearest cash point to pay rather heavy fines!
The Netherlands will even impound your car if you are driving quickly enough! It used to be above 150kph, but lately I have been pushed to get above 80kph in the Netherlands due to congestion
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